Stock-fountain.



No. 859,829. PATBNTED JULY 9, 1907. 0. N. MQOORMIGK & W. A. 0011mm.v

STOCK FOUNTAIN.

APPLIOAIION FILED MP1. 6. 1906.

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JNVENTORS. Ora M con-mick arul WITNESSES:

BY William A COP b11213 ATTORNEY.

panying drawings, in which like ORA N. McCORMICK AND WILLIAM OORTNER, OES'FARMLAND, INDIANA; sArnooRTNER ASSIGNOB. To s un ncoonmox;

STOCK-FOUR'TAIEN.

To a ll whom it mag concern:

Be .it known that we, Om. N. MCCORMICK, of Farmland, county of Randolph, and State of Indiana, and

WILLIAM A. CORTNER, of Farmland, county of Bandolph, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new anduseful Stock-Fountain; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accomletters refer to like parts. j v

The object of this invention is to provide-an imp rovedstoc k fountain wherein the tank is rotary'and is providedwith only one opening into which the water is introduced and through which it escapes, thus rendering the tank convenient to fill and to put into its dischargirig position and easy to keep the tank air-. tight. Conibjined with such rotary tank we provide a box or casing in which his mounted and means for r holding it with the opening therein at the top for filling the tank and holding it with the opening down for discharging, and also providing in said casing under said tanks. removable trough into which said tank discharges so arranged that, while in the discharging position, the outlet of the tank is slightly lower than the top of the trough, whereby when the trough is filled the level of the water rises above the lower end of the outlet of the tank and provides a water-seal that prevents the inlet of air in the tank. As the water in the trough is consumed to a level bel'ow'the lower endof the tank outlet, it will permit air to enter until some more water is discharged. The removable trough can be easily ing position. Fig. 3 is aside elevation with the top of cleaned and its ends extend beyond the sides of the casing far enough to give vthe stock access to the two ends of the trough.

The nature of this invention and the details thereof will be more fully understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the entire device. Fig. 2 is a, central longitudinal vertical section therethrough, showing the tank in its dischargthe casing opened and turned back and th'tank in its filling position and with a funnel for filling the same, the closed position of the top and the position of the other parts being shown by dotted lines and the animal separating projections being omitted. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

We do not wish to be limited to the details of construction of the device herein shown, which, while it represents the form of invention that we have heretofore constructed, is shown here for the purpose of illustrating the nature of our invention. Therein appears a casing consisting of alower portion 1Q rectangular in Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 6, 1906. Serial No. 335*,431,

'bottom'for the trough 13, This enough ateach end of thecasing form with a top 11 similarin form, the top being hinged Patented July 9, 1907.

pears in Figs. 2 and s. .The ends of the lower portioh of the casing are provided with'an' opening'near .the I trough is longer than the casing so that the'two ends .thereof protrude far drink at both ends thereof. The

wooden frame and sheet metal secured thereto substantially as shown inFigs. 2 and 4. It is held in ,the i casing from movement in one direction by the to enable animals trough is readily re movable from the casing and consists of a rectangular.

bar 14 secured to the underside of the trough frame abuttingagainst the bottom of the casing 10 and-is locked from movement ,in the other'di'rection bythe wedge-shaped lower end of the bar 15 that is inserted by .hand on the inside immediately against the end of the casing 10 into a corresponding notch cut the side of the frame of the trough, as seen in Fig. 4. This trough may be held or locked in po'sitionby any other suitable means. We secure projections 16 at intervals to the ends of the casing extending over the ends of the trough to separate the hogs'or animals while drinking from the trough and to keep them from getting into the trough bodily.

'Theftank 20 is cylindrical and air-tight excepting one-outlet through the spout 21. On each end of the tank there is a spindle 22 that fits in the bearings 23 in the side of .the casing 10 so that the tank will be rotatable in said casing. On opposite sides'of the tank and degrees from the spout 21 thereare stop lugs 24 secured, adapted to engage aspring catch 25- that is secured to the inner surface of one end of the casing 10;

This catch consists of a spring bar with a notch in the face thereof near the upper end to receive one of the lugs 24.- The catch holds the tank in its filling position, as seen in Fig. 3 with its spout uppermost or in thedischarging position, as seen in Fig. 2 with'the spout downward. The tank is so mounted int the casing, with relation to the trough that the end of the spout, when itextends downward, will project lower than the top of the sides of the tank and therefore below the'level of the water when the trough is substantial ly full. A funnel 26 is shown in use in filling the tank but the tank may be filled in any other'way,

The tank is first turned with the spout upward, as shown in Fig. 3-, and filled with water, the airfifisily escaping upward through the spout. After th' tank is filled it is turned quickly by'hand one-half revolu'tion, from the position shown in Fig." 3 to that shown in- Fig, 2, with the spout downward and the tank-is left in that position. The water will flow from the tank into the trough as rapidly as the air can enter the spout in the tank until the le vel of the water in the trough shall rise above the lower end of the spout i is repeated as the level of the water in the trough is lowered until the tank is empty.

' l' the foregoing it is seen that we have provided a stock'fountain with a rotary tank needing only one opening that is always open and requires no manipulationor change, the remainder of the tank being airtight. All that is necessary in operating the device is to rotate the tank one-half revolution and fill it, then rotate it back a halt revolution to the discharging position. The spring catch automatically holds the tank in its two positions and releases the same as the tank is turned by hand. Animals can drink at either end of the trough and the trough is easily removablei'or cleaning. The casing is formed of upper and lower halves substantially equal, with the tank mounted on the lower half, and the upper half covering the tank so as to protect it from the animals and elements. Any suitable means such as the jointed brace 28 may be used for holding the top of the casing in its open position.

sneeze What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A stock fountain including a casing having a lower I portion and an upper portion hinged to the lower portion to form a top or;lid, a tank in said casing mounted rotatablli' upon the lower .portion of the casing, and a trough in the lower portion of the casing under said tank, said tank having an outlet therefrom that is lower than the top of the trough when the tank is turned with the opening down- .ward.

2. A stock fountaindncluding a casing with an opening in the opposite ends thereof near the bottom of the casing, :1 trough in said openings that is longitudinally slidable'into and out of place and withtheends thereof protruding beyond the casing to give stock access to said trough, means for holding said trough in place and a tank in said casing provided with an outlet for the discharging into said trough. I

3. A stock fountain including a casing with openings in the opposite ends thereof near the bottom of the casing, a trough removably secured in said openings with the ends thereof protruding beyond the casing to give stock access to said trough, projections on the ends of the casing over the protruding ends of the trough for separating the stock while using the'trough,'a 11d a tank in said casing provided with an outlet for the discharging into said trough.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto atfixed our signature in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

O RA N. MCCORMICK. WILLIAM A. CORTNER.

Witnesses:

TILMAS Tnonn'nuno, CHARLES L. THORNBURG. 1 

